Isis as Baubo Statue Wild A union of many

A union of many

rides her tiger

amidst a shimmering blaze of torchlight

The sign of the cross originally invoked the four sacred directions of Hermes

Isis as Baubo Statue Wild A union of manyBaubo Isis. Baubo raised her skirt to Demeter who was grieving for her lost daughter Persephone. With this gesture, she reminded the goddess, as she reminds us, of the source of the continuing cycles of life. In this Hellenistic statue from Alexandria, Egypt, the Baubo gesture is given by none other than Isis, the original "Mother of God." She wears a full length gown, ceremonial headdress and tranquil smile. Her affirming stance says: "We are the